Older Community Students and the Collegiate Experience: Involved or Detached?.

Copland-Wood, Barbara A.

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Publication Date: 1986

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Older Community Students and the Collegiate Experience: Involved or Detached?

Copland-Wood, Barbara A.

Journal of Continuing Higher Education, v34 n2 p27-31 Spr 1986

A survey of a state university's adult commuter students found them less likely to study on campus than at home, using the library infrequently, having little social life or time on campus, not extensively involved in on- or off-campus organizations or events, and generally not experiencing traditional campus involvement. (MSE)

Descriptors: Adult Students, College Environment, Commuting Students, Continuing Education, Higher Education, School Surveys, Social Life, Student Attitudes, Student College Relationship, Student Needs

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